Python developments enable easier access to weather and climate data
New Python packages and training with Jupyter notebooks are making it simpler to access and use vast weather and climate datasets from ECMWF and Copernicus.
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Workshop explores potential of machine learning for Earth observation and prediction
The first ECMWF–ESA Workshop on Machine Learning for Earth System Observation and Prediction drew a large virtual attendance of international experts in machine learning and Earth system sciences.
New upgrades to deliver step-change improvements to flood forecasting
Floods impact billions of people worldwide. Learn about major new upgrades to the European Flood Awareness System (EFAS) and explore how the Global Flood Awareness System (GloFAS) helped communities prepare for, and recover from, this summer’s monsoon floods in Bangladesh.
ECMWF moves towards a policy of open data
Hundreds of ECMWF forecast charts are now free and accessible to all.
ECMWF and Atos launch Center of Excellence in Weather & Climate Modelling
ECMWF and Atos are opening a Center of Excellence in HPC, AI, and Quantum Computing for Weather & Climate to support ECMWF scientists in their work on medium- and long-range weather prediction, and global climate modelling.
Flexible data assimilation framework offers opportunities for innovation
An ECMWF/ESA workshop from 5 to 8 October 2020 will explore the application of machine and deep learning techniques in Earth system observation and prediction. Marcin Chrust considers what scope there may be for such techniques in ECMWF’s Object-Oriented Prediction System.
Annual Seminar presents latest in numerical methods for atmospheric and oceanic modelling
Speakers and participants at this year’s Annual Seminar embraced the virtual format to explore the latest developments in computational methods for solving the equations that govern atmospheric, wave, ocean and sea-ice dynamics.
Accelerating weather forecasting models using reduced-precision arithmetic
Sam Hatfield is looking at ways of reducing the computational cost of producing weather forecasts by using lower precision in the calculations. He will present his findings at ECMWF’s Annual Seminar, taking place in virtual format from 14 to 18 September.
ECMWF-led CO2 monitoring project on track for 2023 prototype
A European project to build a monitoring and verification support capability for global emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) related to human activities is on track to deliver a prototype system by 2023, ECMWF’s project coordinator says.
News highlights January to July 2020
ECMWF news highlights in the first seven months of 2020 include an upgrade of ECMWF’s Integrated Forecasting System; a new supercomputer contract; projects and workshops to drive forward weather science; and new insights from the EU-funded Copernicus services implemented by ECMWF.